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No-Bake Vegan Key Lime Pie Bars

No-Bake Vegan Key Lime Pie Bars

These zesty no-bake, easy to make key lime pie bars are a delicious treat that can be stored in the freezer, meaning you can get a citrus sweet fix any time! They’re gluten free and vegan as well 👏🏼

 

Basically, if you have a blender and a freezer then this recipe is a no brainer for you - it’s just blending 2 sets of ingredients together and layering them but wowing everyone with your vegan baking skills in the process! 🌱 The nutty, crumbly base is complimented perfectly with the citrusy kick of the key lime cream, with the two balancing out to give a lovely treat that isn’t too sickening.

 

Try it for yourself - you’ll find all the key ingredients on healthpharm.co.uk

 

Recipe (makes 12)

 

Ingredients:

Base

  • 50g Almond Flour
  • 100g cashews
  • 60g walnuts
  • 4x Biscoff biscuits
  • 2 Tbsp Brown sugar
  • 8 pitted dates
  • Tsp vanilla extract
  • Tsp agave syrup (or golden syrup)
  • Tsp cinnamon

 

Cream

  • 150g / 1.75 cups Cashews - soaked in water overnight
  • 100ml full fat tinned coconut milk
  • Juice of 3 limes
  • Tbsp lime zest
  • 4x Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2x Tbsp coconut oil
  • Tsp vanilla extract
  • Desiccated Coconut for topping

 

Method:

 

  1. Soak 150g cashews in water overnight to allow for a really creamy texture
  2. Blend together all the ingredients for the base - I blended for a few mins so that there was still some crunch
  3. Line an 8x8 baking tin and spread your base mixture along the bottom of this, pressing it in - place this in the freezer while you prepare the key lime cream
  4. Place all ingredients for the key lime topping into a blender and blend until smooth and creamy: taste now to check if you’d like to add anymore lime / syrup
  5. Spread the key lime topping over the prepared base - top with some desiccated coconut and zest then return to the freezer and allow these to set for a few hours
  6. Slice + serve ( I left my slices big for photograph but cut these into 2 - yielded 12)
  7. Store the bars in the freezer + when you want one remove and let sit for a few mins

 

These bars were so easy to whip up - definitely going to trying them again and storing them in my freezer for a handy snack or dessert 🌱👏🏼


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